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Company No. NI035741 · Incorporated 3 Mar 1999

R & J Foods Ltd

Registered name: R & J FOODS LTD

R & J Foods Ltd made £15.8m revenue and £587k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026. read from filing text

R & J Foods Ltd’s revenue was £15.8m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £587k profit and 122 employees. The company is classified under “other retail sale in non-specialised stores” and is based in Ballymoney; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47190Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Status
Active
Location
Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
Age
27 yrs · since 1999
Type
Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “Mr Richard Henderson, director & 100% shareholder of the company is the ultimate controlling party.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2026

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£15.8m
Growth ▲0.1%
Profit
£587k
Growth ▼25.9%
Profit margin
3.7%
Gross 26.9%
Employees
122
Change ▲7%
Profit / employee
£4.8k
Revenue/employee £130k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jan 202431 Jan 202531 Jan 2026
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£15.6m£15.8m£15.8m
Cost of sales£11.7m£11.5m£11.5m
Gross profit£4m£4.3m£4.3m
Operating profit£709k£1.1m£780k
Profit before tax£701k£1.1m£803k
Profit after tax£455k£792k£587k
Profit (best available)£455k£792k£587k
Staff costs£1.7m£1.8m£2.1m
Employees (average)107114122
Ratios
Profit margin2.9%5%3.7%
Gross margin25.4%27.3%26.9%
Revenue per employee£146k£139k£130k
Profit per employee£4.3k£6.9k£4.8k
Cash conversion−148.7%−102.1%−133.3%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲1.1%▲0.1%
Profit growth—▲74.2%▼25.9%
Headcount growth—▲6.5%▲7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.9m£3.4m£4m
Net assets£3.7m£4.3m£4.9m
Fixed assets£1.6m£1.6m£1.6m
Current assets£3.8m£4.4m£4.9m
Debtors£121k£135k£127k
Deferred income£105k£112k£138k
Cash from operations−£1.1m−£1.1m−£1m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
26.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£130k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£4.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−133.3%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
9.8%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.9%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.8%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
▲12%
Now £4.9m
Cash at bank
▲16%
Now £4m
Headcount
▲7%
Now 122
Deferred income
▲23%
Now £138k
Fixed assets
▼6%
Now £1.6m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £587k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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